5 Pakistanis held for entering through Indo-Nepal border

MAHARAJGANJ (UP): Five Pakistani nationals, including two women, were today apprehended by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) for illegally crossing over to the Indian side through Indo-Nepal border at Sonauli.

The SSB personnel stopped them at Indo-Nepal border and on checking they were found holding Pakistani passports but did not have Indian visa, Commandant of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Shiv Dayal said.

On being stopped at the border, they claimed that they belonged to Jammu and Kashmir and were coming from Kathmandu, he said.

The two women and three men were detained for not having valid documents and then sent back to Nepal.